Valve announces major SteamVR 2.0 update but it’s “just the beginning”

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Valve has announced a new major update available for its virtual reality software, SteamVR. The SteamVR 2.0 Beta update brings a plethora of new features, changes, and bug fixes to the platform. This is all in an effort to improve the user experience and make it easier to discover the latest VR games to pick up and play.

Although Valve has been hard at work bringing major updates to the Steam Deck and its operating system, it seems like its VR platform has also received its due attention.  The 2.0 Beta update brings with it a newly updated keyboard, along with support for new languages, emojis, and themes. Steam Chat and Voice Chat have now been included, so you chat to your friends while browsing the new and improved store. Additionally, new and popular VR releases are now going to be highlighted on the storefront, so you can easily decide what latest VR game is best worth your time.

Here are the SteamVR 2.0 Beta 2.0.1 features:

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In order to experience all these updates and fixes firsthand, you’ll need to own a compatible VR headset, as well as opt into the SteamVR Beta. This will give you access to the latest updates before they’re made available to the wider public. While opting into any beta client will come with the occasional bugs and glitches, it’s the best way to keep up to date with everything coming out of the SteamVR platform.

This latest SteamVR beta update has been announced coincidentally to the recent rumors outlining that the Valve Index 2 could possibly be on its way. It’s likely that Valve could be cooking up a brand-new piece of VR hardware, and updating the SteamVR software in preparation for what’s to come. While we can’t know for sure, according to Valve itself, this is